Get your New York medical marijuana card in minutes.

The appointment fee to see a Leafwell healthcare provider is $149, which is the same, whether you’re getting a New York medical marijuana card for the first time or renewing. You’re only charged if your healthcare provider thinks medical cannabis is a good treatment for your medical condition(s).

You no longer need to have certain medical conditions to get approved for a New York medical marijuana card.

Instead, it’s up to your healthcare provider to decide if medicinal cannabis has the potential to help you live a better, healthier life. You can visit our medical conditions pages to see a wide range of conditions that the cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids in cannabis may help improve.

There are four simple steps to seeing a Leafwell healthcare provider to get approved for a New York medical marijuana card:

1. Register with Leafwell and speak to a New York-licensed healthcare provider via our HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform. This involves creating a Leafwell account using a valid email address. You’ll be asked to complete a brief questionnaire of personal and health information and to either take or upload a photograph of identification (we’re required by law to verify your identity). You will need a smartphone, computer, or tablet with a reliable internet connection and a working camera to be seen by a Leafwell provider.
2. Schedule an appointment or enter the virtual waiting room. You will receive a text message on your cell phone when the provider is ready to see you. You’ll be connected to a Leafwell healthcare provider for a video chat (i.e., a virtual doctor’s visit).  During the visit, your provider will assess your medical condition(s) to determine if you qualify for a New York medical marijuana certification.
3. Once approved, your provider will send your information and medical cannabis certification to the State of New York.
4. Present a copy of your certification and a government-issued ID to the dispensary to purchase medical cannabis products.

You must be 18 to apply for a New York medical marijuana card, and caregivers must be 21.

New York medical marijuana patients can have a caregiver. In most cases, the patient must first designate the caregiver before the certifying appointment, and the caregiver must also apply for a NY MMJ card. Patients under 18, or those incapable of providing informed consent, must have a caregiver, and the certifying healthcare provider will auto-register the information with the State of New York.

Here’s how the caregiver process works:

1. The patient and caregiver see a Leafwell healthcare provider.
2. Once approved, the Leafwell provider will send all patient and caregiver information to the State of New York.
3. The caregiver will receive a printed barcoded registry ID.
4. Go to the dispensary and purchase medical cannabis products. The caregiver has to present the registry ID, patient’s certification, and a government-issued photo ID at the dispensary to purchase products.

Note: The State of New York is no longer sends physical medical marijuana cards.

Patients no longer have to complete a separate state application to get approved for a New York medical marijuana card. Instead, your Leafwell healthcare provider will submit your information to the state once you’re approved. You’ll then receive a certificate to download and present with a government-issued ID to a dispensary budtender to purchase medical cannabis products.